Ant McPartlin has announced that he will be divorcing from his wife Lisa Armstrong after 11 years of marriage.

The I'm a Celebrity Get Me Out of Here host is to seperate from this wife to “to do the right thing for his health", reports the Daily Mirror .

They married in 2006 and have known each other for 23 years, but the couple’s relationship has been under severe strain since Ant entered rehab for drug addiction last summer.

In June the TV star who found fame on Byker Grove spoke of how he tearfully confessed his addictions to best friend and presenting partner Declan Donnelly and his wife.

He subsequently returned to work to host the latest series of I'm a Celebrity Get Me Out of Here.

Ant found himself at crisis point and admitted himself to rehab to deal with his prescription drug and booze problems.

And now in a statement released to The Sun on Sunday, his spokesman said: “In response to the recent speculation in the media, Ant is very sad to announce that, after 11 years, he is ending his marriage to Lisa McPartlin.

“Ant asks for privacy at this difficult time, for both himself, Lisa and their immediate families.